Wrangell-St. Elias
Wrangell-St. Elias
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
The Chugach, Wrangell, and Saint Elias ranges converge here in what is often referred to as the “mountain kingdom of North America.” The largest unit of the National Park System, this spectacular wilderness includes the continent’s largest assemblage of glaciers, and greatest collection of peaks above 16,000 feet, including 18,008’ Mount St. Elias, the second highest peak in the United States.
What’s So Special About This Place?
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve is a world treasure. Click here to begin your discovery of the many wonders of this special area.
Into The Backcountry
Wrangell-St. Elias provides opportunities for lifetimes of backcountry exploration. Hike its mountains, float its rivers, ski its glaciers, or fly over this landscape and you witness living geology. You sense discovery, the feeling you might be the first to see such sights.
Nature and Science
Birds, Bears, Bugs, Fish, Volcanoes, Glaciers, Plants, Research
Subsistence
Subsistence fishing and hunting is part of the fabric of rural Alaskan lifestyles. When the U.S. Congress established Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in 1980, it recognized the important connection between rural Alaskans and the land in allowing them a continued opportunity for subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering in the park.
Climate
Wrangell-St. Elias has an interior continental climate characterized by long, extremely cold winters, and warm, relatively dry summers.
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